thats the eternal paradox of punk rock. wanting to conquer and change the world but simultaneously too anti-mainstream to ever appeal to the mass audience they need for this to succeed. If a punk band stays "true" they are appealing to only a few people willing to look beyond what the radio and music video channels spoonfeed them every day. The punk/hardcore 'indie' band's music can be vital, life-changing and revolutionary, but for it to be taken seriously it cannot sell out. Not selling out is the saviour and fatal blow to this sorta music - unfortunately it will only ever appeal to too small an audience to make a difference in society at large when such revision and revolution requires significant citizen participation. but if you sell out and go mainstream in the music to get the message out the system will incorporate you, desex you, making you impotent to incite change, and assimilate you into itself (Offspring anyone?). so the system has already won. This is what Lyxzen realises and I think what this song's talking about, it's an optimistic push to keep trying even if failure is the inevitable result. i guess he didn't listen to himself tho, and T(I)NC is his attempt to keep the lyrics left-wing revolutionary and write music to appeal to a wide audience. he wanted it both ways. a bold move, but he lost the devoted fans (who are more likely to have the fiery passion and spirit such social eruption requires in its leaders) he needed when he softened the music.
thats the eternal paradox of punk rock. wanting to conquer and change the world but simultaneously too anti-mainstream to ever appeal to the mass audience they need for this to succeed. If a punk band stays "true" they are appealing to only a few people willing to look beyond what the radio and music video channels spoonfeed them every day. The punk/hardcore 'indie' band's music can be vital, life-changing and revolutionary, but for it to be taken seriously it cannot sell out. Not selling out is the saviour and fatal blow to this sorta music - unfortunately it will only ever appeal to too small an audience to make a difference in society at large when such revision and revolution requires significant citizen participation. but if you sell out and go mainstream in the music to get the message out the system will incorporate you, desex you, making you impotent to incite change, and assimilate you into itself (Offspring anyone?). so the system has already won. This is what Lyxzen realises and I think what this song's talking about, it's an optimistic push to keep trying even if failure is the inevitable result. i guess he didn't listen to himself tho, and T(I)NC is his attempt to keep the lyrics left-wing revolutionary and write music to appeal to a wide audience. he wanted it both ways. a bold move, but he lost the devoted fans (who are more likely to have the fiery passion and spirit such social eruption requires in its leaders) he needed when he softened the music.